5.5 Miles

We did the same route as last week. But this time, we walked up the canyon and ran home. We weren't SUPER fast, but it was a pretty good pace considering we walked half of it. It's so hard to get up and going when the kids are out of school. But I need to start running again. Snow Canyon is out of the question, but it doesn't mean I can't keep running so I'll be ready for SOME race next year.  :o)

5.5 miles ~ 1 hour 18 minutes

"QUOTE OF THE DAY"
Run when I can, walk when I cannot run, and creep when I cannot walk.

6.5 Miles

It was just walking... but it was 3 miles up the canyon and 3 miles down (with .5 of wandering around neighborhoods at the top). My legs were still a little tender, so this was as good as it was going to get.

6.5 miles ~ ?? minutes

Crossfit

We our "Helen" benchmark today...
3 rounds for time:
400m run (which I ended up walking)
21 kettlebell swings (35lbs)
12 pull ups (still on the purple band)  :o)

It didn't count towards my benchmark because I was walking... but I did it.

Running will start again on Monday. My outer muscles were really tender today. I'm debating whether I should go to the doctor again or not. I'm worried I have another stress fracture. Oh well... just keep on keeping on.

3.55 Miles

Well, shoot. I think running in my old shoes on Monday did something to my right leg this time. No problems at all with that outer calf muscle on my left leg, but the muscle DEEP under my shin on the right leg is killing me! I wore my compression socks and everything. Don't know what this new pain means, but I'll just keep plugging away I guess... BLECH!

There was a lot of walking this morning. Just not feeling it I guess... the pain didn't help with the situation either.  :oP   Oh well. No tears today.

2.8 miles ~ 34 minutes (run/walking)
.75 miles ~ 14 minutes (just walking)

"QUOTE OF THE DAY"... totally fits my Crossfit and running experiences.  :o)

Crossfit

It's been a while since I went ... but I'm glad I did. We did as many reps as possible in 20 minutes:
2 pull-ups/tire dips (pull-ups were with a black band... which is SO hard for me)
5 thrusters (which are squatting down and then lifting 35lbs above your head)
30 jump rope

I got 9 + my pull-up/dip combo and my thrusters... SUPER SWEATY today!

4 Miles

After a week of pouting, overeating and a lot of venting to friends and John... I decided I can't give up. I need to figure out what I'm doing wrong... figure out why I'm hurting and ONLY on one side. So, this morning I woke up at 5:00 and did some stretches, really focusing on my right leg. I did my usual route and after about 1.5 miles my right leg started hurting. So for the next mile I really focused on how I was running. It felt like I was running with my foot flexed (with my toes up) the whole time. So I started thinking about the "Chi" running that I read about... where you focus on relaxation, landing midfoot, and use gravity by leaning forward while you run. I also remembered what my PT said, I need to lift my heels "show the bottoms of my feet while I'm running". It totally helped! Now, to just remember all that stuff on Wednesday morning.  :o)  Now to begin the sneezing portion of my morning... I'm going on 15 sneezes in a row.  :oP

3.5 miles ~ 42 minutes (run/walking)
.5 miles ~ 7 minutes (walking)

"QUOTE OF THE DAY"
Look for little improvements every day.

$%@*@#*&%!!

That's right... SWEAR SWEAR SWEAR!! Actually I don't know if I should be swearing or crying. My 8 mile long run turned into a 2 mile limp/jog and a mile walking home cussing and swearing the whole way. WHY?!? Why can't I do this any more?!?  I'm just SO angry. I feel SO depressed right now. It's not my shins this time... it's some muscle that starts on the top of my right foot and goes up the outside of my leg. It was KILLING and I could not get it to stretch out this morning. I guess it's been going on for a while now, but I thought I was just my legs getting back into the motion.

All I want to do it run. I never thought I'd say it... but I do. I've never been able to accomplish anything as hard as running has been for me... but I did it! I did it on my own. I did it even though John told me I couldn't. It was something I was proud of. I've done 13 different races and LOVED every one of them... why can't I keep doing this?!? I just want to cry... and then PIG OUT on anything I can get my hands on.

All I keep thinking is SCREW IT! What's the point of even trying any more. I might as well just get fat and lazy, cause that's apparently all my body wants to do. This sucks!

I'm going to go shower, ice my leg and watch TV until the kids get home. And I'll probably go out again on Wednesday...just to prove I'm broken.  :oP

... but I don't want to be broken... I want to run. :o(